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Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole, sidelined since undergoing Tommy John surgery in March 2025, will make his first rehab start with Double-A Somerset.

Not in the lineup for his start day Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani channeled all his energy into pitching and delivered a six-inning, 10-strikeout start Wednesday night in an 8-2 win over the Mets.

The Major League Baseball Players Association fired two top executives with cause Wednesday following an internal investigation, sources told ESPN.

Major League Baseball celebrated the 79th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier, with every player, coach and umpire wearing his No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day.

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran directed an obscene gesture toward a fan who he said told him to “kill myself” during Boston’s loss to the Twins on Tuesday.

From the rise of velocity to the future of AI, Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes share the finer points of the craft.

Orioles manager Craig Albernaz suffered at least seven fractures in his cheek as well as a broken jaw when he was struck in the face by a line drive during a game Monday against the Diamondbacks.

A night after New York’s 11-run explosion in a comeback victory over the Angels, the Yankees reverted to their offensively troubled ways in a 7-1 loss to Los Angeles at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, their sixth defeat in the past seven games.

Brewers outfielder/designated hitter Christian Yelich is expected to miss at least a month because of an adductor strain.

On a night when Los Angeles star Mike Trout hit two home runs against New York, Yankees star Aaron Judge also homered twice in what turned into a heavyweight slugfest, one that the host team won 11-10 at Yankee Stadium in a series opener Monday.

Craig Albernaz wasn’t seriously hurt by the liner from Orioles second baseman Jeremiah Jackson that struck him in the left cheek during Monday’s win over the Diamondbacks.

Paul Skenes spent last season pitching on a razor’s edge, aware that one mistake could tilt the balance of a game, no matter how masterful the Pirates ace might be. But not anymore.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet was battered by the Twins for 11 runs — 10 earned — in 1⅔ innings Monday night.

New York manager Carlos Mendoza said the Mets must “find a way to get through” the early adversity.

Christian Yelich left the Milwaukee Brewers’ game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday with tightness in his left hamstring.

Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76.

Philadelphia Phillies rookie right-hander Andrew Painter, scratched from his scheduled start Sunday because of a migraine, instead threw five innings of relief in his club’s 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks after spending the morning throwing up.

The New York Mets will call up outfielder Tommy Pham on Monday, sources confirmed to ESPN, as the club seeks a spark amid a five-game losing streak with Juan Soto on the injured list.

Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta was forced from Sunday’s 7-2 win over Colorado in the fourth inning by stiffness in his pitching elbow.

Toronto’s George Springer, who entered batting just .189 with two home runs, left Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins because of a fractured big toe on his left foot, and Blue Jays manager John Schneider said the DH was sent to undergo a CT scan.